Go to the Content Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Your search for "Nigeria" produced 28 items.
| 1. Nigeria is the biggest receiver of EDF funding | September 22, 2011 |
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European Development Fund money for Nigeria during the period 2008-13 is €677 million. I read with interest the article on Nigeria and its EU relationship published by... |
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| 2. Nigeria: a new terrorist challenge | September 8, 2011 |
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Nigeria is a blind spot in Europe's strategy to address instability in the Sahel. The terrorist attack against the United Nations headquarters in Nigeria on 26 August, in... |
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| 3. A Nigerian antidote to Poland's political ills | March 17, 2011 |
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‘Poland's Obama' offers a sharp contrast to the country's political culture and a challenge to stereotypes about Poland. Polish politics is colourful in terms of its use... | |
| 4. China steals a march while EU dawdles in Africa | January 31, 2008 |
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Rather than the usual winter decision to turn off the gas taps to Ukraine or Belarus, Gazprom kicked off 2008 with the announcement that it was looking towards investing in... | |
| 5. Africa's gas and oil riches on sale to the highest bidder | November 29, 2007 |
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Improving co-operation on energy issues is one of the main priorities for EU-Africa relations. A partnership on energy is one of the eight partnerships which form part of... | |
| 6. Diversity is strength for an EU energy policy | March 30, 2006 |
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Two MEPs discuss Europe's energy problems We need to invest in research to retain a diverse energy mix and reduce dependency on imports, says | |
| 7. Fake drugs and weak states breed a hidden pandemic | February 23, 2006 |
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As Africa prepares to combat a potential bird flu pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) convened a meeting on 3 February in Rome of dozens of non- governmental... | |
| 8. Union to freeze finances of Liberian despot | April 29, 2004 |
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EU GOVERNMENTS are set to order the freezing of all funds belonging to Charles Taylor, the brutal former Liberian president now in exile in Nigeria. Last month the UN... | |
| 9. EU team witnessed election fraud in Nigeria | April 24, 2003 |
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One in four members of an EU team observing elections in Nigeria last Saturday (19 April) directly witnessed one or more cases of election fraud. The finding comes in a... | |
| 10. G8 must deliver on promise to eradicate polio | December 5, 2002 |
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THE headlines recently have highlighted a series of tragedies for African countries – both immediate and to come. But as the drought rages on in parts of Africa, Nigeria... | |
| 11. Call to boycott beauty pageant after death ruling | September 26, 2002 |
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MEPS have called for a boycott of this year's Miss World event, due to take place in Nigeria. They are urging contestants to pull out of the contest in protest at the death... | |
| 12. Nigeria urged to change laws as more women face death | March 28, 2002 |
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THE Nigerian government is facing mounting EU pressure to amend laws in Muslim areas which allow savage sentences such as stoning, amputation and flogging. Although one... | |
| 13. 'Barbarous' death penalty stalled after EU pressure | January 24, 2002 |
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THE stoning to death of a pregnant Nigerian woman has been postponed following political pressure from the European Union. Safiya Hussaini Tungar-Tudu was due to be executed... | |
| 14. EU aid to shore up Nigerian democracy | February 18, 1999 |
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Having used the stick of sanctions against Nigeria for more than four years, the EU is dangling the carrot of half a billion euro in aid in front of the African state's nose... | |
| 15. Union to drop range of sanctions on Nigeria | October 22, 1998 |
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EU GOVERNMENTS are set to lift non-military sanctions against Nigeria next week, despite warnings from pro-democracy groups that recent improvements in human rights could be... | |
| 16. Lomé states struggle for a united front | September 3, 1998 |
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The 71 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries bound by the Lomé Convention are preparing their response to EU proposals for a new trade relationship. But are the... | |
| 17. Nigeria loves objective reporting | July 9, 1998 |
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It is good to see Nigeria's Brussels mission continuing its transparent and honest information policy in the post-Abacha era.Its latest issue of News from Nigeria gives a... | |
| 18. EU to consider new sanctions on Nigeria | May 7, 1998 |
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EU GOVERNMENTS are considering whether to impose new sanctions on Nigeria in the wake of its widely boycottedone-candidate presidential elections and the death sentences... | |
| 19. 28 November Development Council | December 11, 1997 |
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DEVELOPMENT ministers called for stronger political ties between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, saying high-level talks could help prevent... | |
| 20. Anger grows over Nigeria's inclusion in World Cup | November 20, 1997 |
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EU GOVERNMENTS under increasing attack for their decision to allow Nigeria to play in next year's FIFA World Cup in France will try to explain their reasoning when foreign... | |
